2023 11 16 release notes (core)

Release summary

The information detailed on this page refers to updates included in the following releases to the Patchworks Production environment:

Patchworks core (backend)

Release version	Release date
1.8.1	16th November 2023

Patchworks dashboard (frontend)

Release version	Release date
1.6.0	16th November 2023

New features, updates, and enhancements of note are summarised by product area, below:

• Multi-company support

• Process flows

• Connector builder

• Prebuilt connectors

Multi-company support

Type	Summary	Version & Ref #
New	Introducing multi-company support It's now possible to manage multiple, linked companies via a single multi-company profile. Team members can easily switch into linked companies from their own dashboard to complete required tasks. Multi-company profiles	Core 1.8.1 Dashboard 1.6.0 CPT-1069

Process flows

Type	Summary	Version & Ref #
Enhancement	Email failure alert notifications The email message received when a process flow run fails now includes seconds in the run date/time, and the link provided navigates directly to the affected run log. Email notifications for failed process flow runs	Core 1.8.1 Dashboard 1.6.0 CPT-1480,1531
Update	Cache maintenance (cache content) UI When you access existing caches and choose to view details for a cache, the cache content panel has been updated. Cache maintenance	Core 1.8.1 Dashboard 1.6.0 CPT-1445
Update	Process flow overview tracked data Links have been removed from in/out numbers in the tracked data panel. Process flow home page	Core 1.8.1 Dashboard 1.6.0 CPT-1469
Bug	Null returns from script shape Fixed issue where the script shape did not allow null returns, causing the subsequent step to fail. A null value is now returned as: {“payload”:null} Script shape	Core 1.8.1 CPT-1441
Bug	Assert payload from route Fixed issue where the assert shape could fail if included in a route shape path. Assert payload shape	Core 1.8.1 CPT-1095
Bug	Map shape warnings Fixed issue where the map shape showed a configuration warning in error. An error icon is only shown if a process flow is deployed with an un-configured map shape, or if a process flow is duplicated and mapping re-configuration is needed. Map shape	Core 1.8.1 CPT-1582

Connector builder

Type	Summary	Version & Ref #
New	Postman importer (BETA) It's now possible to build a connector from a Postman collection. The Postman importer will attempt to: create the system/connector create system variables create authentication type (token/api-key/basic for now) create authentication variables create endpoints (including variables) enable the authentication type for all endpoints. Documentation coming soon	Core 1.8.1 Dashboard 1.6.0 CPT-1526
Bug	New 'text' body content type for endpoints When adding body content for an endpoint, a new text option can be used. Connector builder endpoints	Core 1.8.1 Dashboard 1.6.0 CPT-1526

Prebuilt connectors

The following prebuilt connectors have been added to the Patchworks marketplace since our previous release:

Centra is a commerce platform for fashion & lifestyle brands.

Marketplacer is a SaaS company with tools to build scalable online marketplaces.

MongoDB is a flexible, scalable, cross-platform document database solution.

Reveni helps eCommerce merchants provide instant refunds and exchanges.

ReturnGo is a self-service return management portal.